European equity markets are expected to rise slightly, the Covid is attracting attention. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,356.47 points (-0.62%), the CAC 40 at 7,112.29 points (-0.42%), the DAX 40 at 16,159.97 points (-0.38% ), the FTSE 100 at 7,223.57 points (-0.45%), the SMI at 12,545.01 points (-0.07%), the AEX at 821.80 points (-0.40%), the BEL 20 at 4,231.19 points (-1.09%), IBEX 35 at 8,753.20 points (-1.68%), DJIA at 35,601.98 points (-0.75%), Nasdaq at 16,057.44 points (+0.40%), the S&P 500 at 4,697.96 points (-0.14) and the Nikkei 225 at 29,774.11 points (+0.09%).

Regarding the exchange rate, the variation compared to the closing in New York indicates that the EUR / USD is displayed at 1.1274 (-0.06%), the EUR / JPY at 128.70 (+0.04%) and USD/JPY at 114.16 (+0.11%).

European equity markets are expected to open slightly higher on Monday, recovering from their decline on Friday. However, the trend remains fragile after the imposition of new health restrictions in some countries, including Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. In other countries, such as France, the number of cases is increasing rapidly, increasing the concern of authorities and investors.

At 7:25 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gained 10 points, or 0.1%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was up 21 points, or 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 contract was up 16 points, or 0.2%.

Wall Street ended in scattered order. The rise in technology stocks enabled the Nasdaq to set a new record at 16,057.44 points. The Dow Jones index lost 0.8% to 35,601.98 points, and the broader S&P 500 index the day after its 66th record of the year. In Asia, the main stock exchanges presented a mixed picture on Monday. The Nikkei index gained 0.1% in Tokyo and the Shanghai Composite gained 0.6% at the end of the session. The Hang Seng index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yielded at the same time 0.5%.

Yields on US Treasury bonds rose on Monday morning after posting their biggest drop in more than a week on Friday as the announcement of Austria's re-containment destabilized markets. At 7:25 a.m., the rate of the ten-year bond, the market benchmark, stood at 1.560%, against 1.549% on Friday evening.

The euro fell against the dollar on Monday morning, after hitting its lowest levels for 2021 last week. At 7:25 a.m., the single currency was trading at 1.1275 dollars.

Oil futures continue to slide on Monday, after hitting their lowest level in seven weeks on Friday, on rising demand concerns, spurred by the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the imposition new health restrictions in Europe.

The demand for oil is particularly sensitive to the confinement of populations because the transport of people represents two thirds of the world's consumption of black gold, underlines the bank CBA. At 7:15 a.m., the January contract for Brent North Sea crude was down 41 cents to $78.48 a barrel. The same-maturity contract on light sweet crude oil (WTI) listed on the Nymex fell 25 cents to 75.69 dollars a barrel.